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"American Train" is the debut release from NYC-based folk fusion collective Macabre Americana.
lyrics
VERSE ONE
This train train runs on coal,
Built by the pockets of American gold
This train runs express,
From Camden, east, to Oakland, west
These tracks built by men,
Came on boats, they'll come again
So strong are these hands
Soaked in earth, they till the land
CHORUS
American train comin’ down the track
The things I say I’m gonna take back
American train always comes in black
American train
American
American
Uh, ha!
Uh, ha!
Uh, ha!
VERSE TWO
First car runs this train
Cut their teeth on steel and grain
Set the table with silver spoons
Starve them and they’ll come for you
That man, over there,
I don’t think he paid his fare
Oh no, my God, they’re onto him
Can’t do no wrong in American skin
[CHORUS]
BRIDGE
Soon someone else will redeem me
Saying we were just American dreaming
And while the world was sleeping,
I dreamt my fathers gently weeping
Weeping
[CHORUS]
American
American
American
American
American
American…
Uh, ha!
credits
released December 17, 2018
Music/Lyrics: William Coon, Laura Dadap, John Gilmartin, Lacey Madden, Blake Pfeil
Electric Guitar: John Gilmartin
Drums: Willy Coon
Electric Bass: Laura Dadap
Acoustic Guitar: Lacey Madden
Keyboards: Blake Pfeil
Vocals: Lacey Madden, Laura Dadap, Blake Pfeil
Engineer/Mixer: Tom Tierney
Recorded at: Spaceman Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Cover art: Elise Gutekunst
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